Day 27 of the 30 Soups, 30 Days Project
melissa2026-05-03T06:21:24-06:00Super soul-satisfying Sunday Soup: Vegan Coconut Lentil Soup
Butterflies in your stomach? Sick to your stomach? I have a gut feeling about this!
melissa2026-05-03T06:12:20-06:00June 2019 Newsletter Re-post I do hope this newsletter finds you well. As I write this first sentence, I realize we often say that we wish each other well or we ask if all is
Day 8 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project
melissa2026-05-03T04:37:32-06:00Today is sea veggie day (at least in my world). The always over-looked-yet-so-good-for-you veggie group. Full of vitamins and minerals, they are low calorie and high fiber. Add kombu to your bean recipes to enhance
A quick message that explains a lot
melissa2026-05-03T02:56:30-06:00According to classical Ayurvedic texts, "There is nothing in the world which does not have therapeutic utility in appropriate conditions and situations." Conversely, no food or herb is assumed to help everyone always. Remember we
If You Stop Thinking Of Exercise As A Way To Lose Weight, You May Actually Enjoy It
melissa2026-05-03T02:43:41-06:00For years, I thought of exercise in terms of calories in and calories out: Eat too much pizza on Saturday night, take an extra spin class. Skip an hourlong run, skip a bagel the next
New Year, New You?
melissa2026-05-03T02:19:21-06:00Happy New Year! Many times, we start the new year by making resolutions for a new and improved version of ourselves – a Melissa 5.0 in my case. But maybe we do not really want
Day 7 of the 30 Days, 30 Soups Project
melissa2026-05-03T00:58:21-06:00OK, not technically soup, but a necessary element for all soups: Stock. Every once in awhile you may run out of stock and do not have time to make some. Here are 3 quick "stock"
Exercise is more than a walk in the park…
melissa2026-05-02T22:47:27-06:00…and this is great news as it gives us so many opportunities for adding movement to our lives. I hope you like the following suggestions and look forward to your great ideas for fitting in
Learn to love exercise again
melissa2026-05-02T22:32:03-06:00This is an excellent article on why exercise is necessary for health and a reminder of how easy and fun it can be to fit into our day: Link here
Resting and Relaxing
melissa2026-05-02T21:48:24-06:00May 2019 Newsletter Re-post Hello and Happy May Day! I hope you are well and enjoying all the beauty of spring. Rest and Digest We all have heard the term “Fight or Flight” but